Acai Express
Bottom line
- Total investment $146K – $429K including a $25K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 56/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 11 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 72.7% CAGR over 3 years with 46 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Acai Express unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
25%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Acai Express franchisees operate quick-service health-focused beverage and smoothie bowl concepts, typically in high-foot-traffic retail or food court locations. Day-to-day operations include preparing fresh acai bowls, smoothies, and juice drinks, managing 3–8 staff, handling POS systems, inventory ordering, and maintaining health/food safety compliance.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 17 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Acai Express exhibits caution-level risk: aggressive growth metrics paired with zero financial transparency, unclear franchisor stability, and insufficient unit scale to validate the model's viability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 56 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (avg revenue and net income not disclosed) prevents ROI validation
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, indicating potential franchisor financial instability or operational uncertainty
- 03MEDHigh unit growth rate (35.7% YoY) without disclosed profitability metrics suggests possible unsustainable expansion or franchisee churn masking
- 04MINORWide investment range ($145,850–$429,000) lacks transparency on what drives 3x cost variance
- 05MINORSmall unit base (46 locations) limits system maturity and increases failure risk if key franchisees exit
- 06MED6% royalty on undisclosed revenue creates blind spot for actual franchisee margins and break-even timeline
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Acai Express · FDD (2023) PDF